Cold

What happened to the warm Texas sun? After one nice afternoon, another cold front began pushing through and we have been freezing ever since. Friday was rainy and barely about 40 degrees for a high. Friday night it got down below freezing

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We did some grocery shopping and I was afraid I would not have space for everything we bought. Refrigerator space is particularly limited – other stuff can fit in SOMEWHERE. But after we got home, I did some reorganization and everything did go in.

Yesterday I made a pot of chili in the crockpot and popped some biscuits and cinnamon rolls in the oven. Just like a winter day in Nebraska! Except cooking in this little area with limited countertops is a bigger challenge than at home. I really don’t like cooking all that well anyway but this makes it even harder! It was a good day for staying in to read and watch TV. I did go to line dancing but otherwise I am getting a lot of rest. Warmer days are ahead and we will be glad to get outside again.

Tonight is the big game! Go Huskers! It is sort of funny to watch the sports down here because it seems that the team Texas is playing in the Big 12 Championship game is just an afterthought – a reason for Colt McCoy to pile up some more stats for the Heisman race and showcase the Texas team. There is rarely any mention of anything about Nebraska, although one night there was a brief blip of Bo Pelini talking about something. I hope our defense makes them earn every yard and that our offense can find a way to score points. I have been wearing my Nebraska red ever since we got to Texas. Curt likes to confuse people by wearing a Husker shirt and a Texas hat. GO HUSKERS!

Now because I know everyone will whine if there are no pictures and because we have not really done a lot of anything just yet, I will just stick some pictures of the inside of the 5th wheel in here.

We found last year that we did not want to drink the water here, so were always running to fill jugs at the watermill. Curt decided he should put a reverse osmosis system in the 5th wheel (which meant we also had to buy a portable water softener to treat the water before it could be treated by the reverse osmosis system)! Anyway, several dollars later, it does work quite well and we have a faucet at our kitchen sink for drinking water just like at home. So here is a picture of the system he installed.

His next idea was to take out one of the recliners and put in a computer desk. Before the kitchen table doubled as office space and it was not the best solution. I did get to pick the desk. My laptop is large and I basically use it as a desktop 90% of the time. I also wanted space for a wireless mouse and keyboard and my printer. But it had to be as small as possible and sturdy. I found one online that met all my requirements - the mouse tray slides in under the keyboard shelf and then the whole thing slides under the top shelf when not in use. A folding chair completes the office space. Now it is still a little tight with the recliner to the other side and the end table between the two, but it is certainly better than before. So my handy husband actually had some really good ideas even though I had my doubts! Now all I have to do is find a place for my Christmas tree! Maybe Curt will come up with a creative solution... Yes, I know this is a lame post, but my day has been very lame and I had plenty of time.